Notice of Replacement of Prescribed Qualifications

Pursuant to section 12 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, this notice is issued by the Dental Council.The following prescribed qualifications replace the prescribed qualifications for the Scope of Practice for General Dental Practice published in a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 11 December 2009, No. 184, page 4448. Scope of Practice for General Dental PracticePrescribed Qualifications - Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Otago; or - Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours, University of Otago; or- an Australian Dental Council (ADC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from an ADC accredited dental school in Australia; or- a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a CDA accredited dental school in the USA or Canada; or- a General Dental Council (GDC) accredited undergraduate dental degree from a GDC accredited dental school in the UK, or Commonwealth as listed below:Dental School Dates of recognitionWestern Cape Before 1 January 1998 Hong Kong Before 1 January 2001Singapore Before 1 January 2001Witwatersrand Before 1 January 2001Pretoria Before 1 January 2001Stellenbosch Before 1 January 2001Medical University of South Africa Between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000Malaysia Between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000; or- a five year undergraduate dental degree; and a pass in the New Zealand Dental Registration Examinations; or- a five year undergraduate dental degree; and a pass in the Australian Dental Council licensing examinations; or- a five year undergraduate dental degree; and a pass in the USA licensing examinations.